pay damages
Example Sentences
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Mojave National Preserve officials also rescinded the demand that the company pay damages stemming from the roadwork, the suit states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
The authority in November signed a 20-year pact with AMP, which has agreed to pay damages whenever it fails to divert 50% of the volume from the landfill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
Being sued as an individual means defendants must pay damages on their own, without the government helping to foot the bill – a potentially very expensive outcome.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2025
The two women were ordered to pay damages to Brigitte Macron and her brother in 2024 before the conviction was overturned on appeal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
In the past they had always come running with a lawyer, offering to pay damages and demanding his release.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
